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DL 1427 on time

Delta Air Lines 1427: Raleigh to Detroit at 9:51 a.m.; Detroit to Raleigh at 7:05 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for RDU → DTW, its busiest leg

On time
91%
243 flights · likely 87–94%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 DL 1427 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1427: RDU → DTW

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 9:51 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (243 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (22 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (26 flights)100OctNov 2025: 100% on time (24 flights)100NovDec 2025: 80% on time (15 flights)80DecJan 2026: too few flights (7 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (5 flights)FebMar 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 96% on time (23 flights)96JunJul 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JulAug 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4489%
Tuesday3992%
Wednesday3997%
Thursday4090%
Friday3990%
Saturday1—
Sunday4188%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%

All flights RDU → DTW · Connecting off DL 1427? Check the risk

DL 1427: DTW → RDU

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 7:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (243 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (22 flights)100SepOct 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96OctNov 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92NovDec 2025: 73% on time (15 flights)73DecJan 2026: too few flights (7 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (5 flights)FebMar 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 100% on time (23 flights)100JunJul 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JulAug 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4493%
Tuesday3995%
Wednesday3995%
Thursday4088%
Friday3992%
Saturday1—
Sunday4188%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 73%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%

All flights DTW → RDU · Connecting off DL 1427? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1427 from RDU to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1427 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 243 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1427 from DTW to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 1427 from Detroit, MI to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 243 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.